The arrangement of a children's room is a difficult task. Parents and designers are faced with the question of how to make a child’s room not only beautiful, but also functional and safe. It is necessary to correctly arrange the areas for recreation, study and play, choose the color and lighting, furniture and textiles. And the most important thing is to please a small family member so that he likes his personal space and feels comfortable there. Practical tips for arranging a child’s room will help you make a bright, functional and cozy corner for your child.
Features of the nursery
A nursery is a place where a child spends a lot of time. Here he grows, develops, rests, plays, studies. Therefore, the design and arrangement of the children's room are subject to special requirements. The area of ​​the child should be primarily safe and functional. However, the age of the future owner of the room leaves its mark on both concepts. The newborn spends most of the day in the crib or in her mother’s arms, so its safety depends on the ergonomics and quality of the bed, and the functionality of the room is focused on the mother. A preschooler moves a lot and explores space starting from the floor, so the safety of furniture, windows, sockets comes to the fore. Psychologists recommend using such furniture so that the child can independently take and clean his toys and clothes: this develops independence. For a teenager, safety fades into the background, as the child becomes old enough to not accidentally get hurt during the game. At this age, the functionality of certain areas of the room is important: gaming, training, recreation.
Decorative design also depends on the age and temperament of the youngest member of the family. It is important to remember that children grow up, and their preferences change quickly, so you should consider the possibility of a simple change of decor without the need to repair the entire room. And for the basic design choose a neutral background.
Finish
An ideal option for arranging a children's room will be natural, environmentally friendly materials. Let us consider in more detail the options for finishing the ceiling, walls and floor.
To decorate the ceiling in the nursery, whitewashing is suitable. This is a natural chalk, it is safe and will not cause allergies. Its only drawback is the impossibility of decorative decoration. You can add toner to whitewashing, but this is a poor basis for art painting. Will not stick to it and vinyl stickers.
An alternative to whitewashing is paint. It is important to give preference to water-based formulations created specifically for the decoration of children's rooms. Such a coating can be decorated with painting or decorative stickers.
Plasterboard suspended ceilings are an acceptable option for decorating a nursery. Despite the fact that they "eat" part of the height of the room, the built-in spot lighting can only be installed on suspended and suspended structures.
In the nursery, you can install stretch ceilings. The main thing is that the canvas meets European quality standards. Fabric ceilings are safer than film ceilings. The advantage of stretch linens is their varied colorful decor: starry sky, sunny summer sky, butterflies, flowers, airplanes. Canvases with a photo picture look very impressive.
Suspended and suspended structures make it possible to create multi-level ceilings of varying complexity. The ceilings with LED lighting look very beautiful. Multilevel ceilings allow you to highlight the functional areas in the room. However, this option is only suitable for spacious children's rooms: in small rooms, such a ceiling will look unnecessarily cumbersome.
When decorating the walls in the nursery, preference should be given to safe paints or paper wallpaper.
Children are very fond of painting on the walls, therefore, to preserve their own nerves, you can paint the walls with special anti-vandal paint. She perfectly laundered even from the marker. Another interesting idea for decorating a little artist’s room: covering one of the walls with slate paint.
Paper wallpapers pass air well and do not emit harmful substances. Construction stores offer a wide selection of paper coatings for children's rooms with patterns for every taste.
The safest and most natural material for flooring in a children's room is cork. It is elastic, warm and not slippery. The main disadvantage of cork is its softness: children really like to pick such a floor.
The laminate has proven itself well. It is produced on the basis of compressed paper and coated with safe protective compounds. This coating is very durable, but when arranging a children's room, preference should be given to models with a well-defined relief, so that during outdoor games the child does not slip and does not get injured.
An alternative to the two previous options is natural linoleum. It is a safe, soft and non-slip material that is suitable for use in a nursery. However, such a coating is more expensive than ordinary linoleum, is easily damaged and does not differ in a variety of colors.
Carpet is not the best choice for a nursery. It is very difficult to completely remove dust, which is important for a room where children spend a lot of time. It perfectly absorbs liquids: tea, juice, paints. Natural nap is highly electrified and is an excellent environment for the development of dust mites. The best option would be to use a carpet in the playing area, and for the rest of the room should stop at linoleum, laminate or cork. Preference should be given to hypoallergenic, synthetic, low-pile carpets. It is important to fix the edges of the product so that they do not wrap and the child does not stumble. For these purposes, ordinary double-sided tape is suitable.
If during the repair of the nursery you take care of sound insulation, this will not only protect the nerves of the parents, but also ensure a quiet sleep and child's activities, even if the neighbors turn out to be music lovers.
Zoning
The allocation of functional zones in the nursery is a prerequisite for the harmonious development and accustoming of the child to order. Usually in a room there is a recreation, study and play area. Most often, zones are distinguished by color, height differences and various floor and ceiling coatings, light, furniture, partitions.
The main element of the recreation area is a berth. You can separate it from the main part of the room with the help of textile draperies. Girls will especially like this selection. For the design of the recreation area, light, soothing shades should be preferred.
The study area consists of a desk, a chair and shelves for storing books. A full-fledged educational corner is obligatory for a schoolboy, and for a young child you can limit yourself to a table and chair for drawing, modeling, applications. For the study area, you must have good lighting: natural or desk lamp. If the area allows, it is better to place the table by the window.
The game zone is distinguished by bright colors and open space. Here you should use a carpet for games on the floor, soft poufs, a sports corner, racks and boxes for storing toys. For teenagers, the game zone acquires the functions of a guest corner.
Color scheme
When choosing a color combination for a child’s room, one should first of all take into account the preferences of the small owner, and then the effect of a single color on the psyche of the child.
Neutral shades are good for the main background: white, gray and beige. They combine perfectly with all the bright colors, make the room more spacious and brighter. In a nursery with windows to the south or west, it is better to stay in a cool white tone, and for the northern rooms milk, ivory and beige are suitable.
Colors affect the emotional state of a child in different ways, so this aspect should be considered when choosing a second primary color. To harmonize the space, designers recommend starting from the rule: 60-30-10. This is the percentage of primary colors in the interior. 60% - white or beige tones, 30% - bright contrasting shades, 10% - accents.
The second basic color for the children's room is usually chosen bright: green, yellow, orange, red, blue, turquoise, purple, blue, pink. It is important to take into account the temperament of the baby: the melancholic “stir” red and orange shades, and for choleric blue and blue tones are suitable. The green color in the children's room is universal. It improves mood, calms, helps focus. Turquoise and purple contribute to the development of creativity. However, caution should be exercised with violet: an abundance of this color can cause depression.
It is necessary to take into account the functional purpose of the zones: for the bedroom, light pastel shades are suitable, for the study zone - muted, conducive to concentration, for the game - bright dynamic tones.
Shine
The light in the children's room is divided into functional areas. Wall sconces, decorative table lamps and nightlights are suitable for the recreation area. A desk lamp is required in the training area. It is better to give preference to LED lamps: they are safe, do not heat up, do not flicker, consume a minimum of energy. For the play area, preferred built-in ceiling models of lighting fixtures.
Manufacturers offer stunning beauty chandeliers for children's rooms, however, this lighting option is not always acceptable from a security point of view. During active games, the structure may collapse and cause injury.
Furniture
Furniture for children's rooms is subject to increased requirements for strength and safety. This is especially true for beds on which kids like jumping so much. Furniture should be made of environmentally friendly materials and have smooth corners. The choice of a set of furniture largely depends on the age of the child, however, there is also a "growing" one, which adapts to the growth and needs of the baby at each stage of his life.
A good option for the nursery is modular furniture. It allows you to assemble a kit that meets the needs and age of the child, as well as rationally arrange items in rooms of different sizes and configurations. As a small host grows up, it is possible to supplement or change individual elements without disturbing the overall composition.
When arranging small children's rooms, transforming and multifunctional furniture is used. Many children like attic beds, where a relaxation, study, or wardrobe can be located below. For teenagers, an elevated training corner with a bed that rolls out from under the podium will be an interesting option.
Arrangement of a nursery for a newborn
When preparing a room for a future family member, parents often show excessive imagination and overload it with unnecessary things. The room for the newborn should be bright and spacious, decorated with safe materials. When arranging a nursery for a baby, light pastel shades should be preferred. Up to three months, the baby perceives the world in monochrome, therefore, the design of the room should be appropriate. Bright elements should not be opposite the crib: they will excite and disturb the child.
Zoning in the room for the baby is conditional. The arrangement of furniture is more important. When arranging a room with a crib, it is placed so that direct sunlight does not fall on the baby, away from drafts, switches and sockets. The playing area with a developing rug or playpen is located at the window. A changing table, a chest of drawers, a chair for feeding the baby are placed so that it is convenient for the mother.
In the room for the newborn, cleanliness is important, so you should use a minimum of furniture, and the existing one should be closed to avoid dust accumulation. For the same reason, you should abandon carpets and excessive decor: pendants, photo frames, balloons, chandeliers of complex designs, multi-layer curtains with lambrequins.
Children's for the girl
Many parents consider their daughter a little princess and try to decorate the room in bright pink colors and ruffles. However, representations do not always coincide with reality. If the girl is already old enough to express her desires, you should definitely ask how she presents her room. If the basic decoration for the child does not matter, then the color scheme and the shape of the furniture are very important.
When arranging a children's room for a girl, it should be taken into account in advance that the child will grow and preferences will rapidly change. In order not to make annual repairs, you should give preference to restrained neutral white and beige tones as a background, and the accent wall with photo wallpapers, stylish curtains, playful poufs, juicy pillows and a bedspread will add brightness and mood.
Children's for the boy
When arranging a children's room for a boy, the same rules apply as for a girl: a neutral background and bright accents that correspond to the tastes of a small host. A classic color combination for a boy is gray-blue-red. Boys grow up and their tastes change: from cars to sports, from pirates to comics, video games and music. The room should be dynamic and “grow” with the child. Wall mural with a schooner in the play area or a world map in the study room will become bright accents that will add personality to the interior.
Children's room for two
When arranging a children's room for two children, you need to start from the age and gender of future owners. Close-aged boys get along well together. A bunk bed and a common play area are suitable for them. A workplace and shelves for storing toys should be individual.
The situation with the girls is more complicated: they get along worse together. Therefore, sleeping places should be located separately. An interesting option would be an attic type bed with a wardrobe below.
When arranging a room for two, it is important to consider the personal preferences of each of the children, and mainly their favorite colors. If children of different sexes or with a large age difference are planned to be living in the same room, the problem cannot be solved by simple zoning; you will have to equip children’s rooms with functional zones. In this case, complete walls cannot be dispensed with. Translucent partitions from shock-resistant plexiglass and stained-glass windows look stylish. They perform a dividing function, while not depriving the area of ​​natural light. It is important to provide independent light sources for each child. You should not force a teenager to turn off the lights at nine in the evening, because the younger one needs it.
Style
At registration of children the style of contemporary is the most popular. It is universal for both boys and girls. Its distinctive features are a neutral background, which organically accepts elements of other styles, and bright accessories. Multifunctional, folding and modular furniture appeared precisely thanks to the founders of the style.
In the design of children's rooms for boys, they often use minimalism, a loft and a Scandinavian style.
In children's rooms for girls, designers prefer restrained classics, Provence, shabby chic.
When making a children's room, it is important to consider the age, gender and personal preferences of the child. When decorating the ceiling, walls and floor using environmentally friendly and safe materials of neutral shades. You can add brightness and dynamics to the room with the help of murals, succulent textiles and stylish accessories. It is important to highlight the functional areas in the room: rest, work and play. Furniture for the nursery should be strong and safe. Transforming and modular furniture is suitable for small rooms. Each area in the nursery should have independent lighting.